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BURNHAM WESTGATE
BROTHERCROSS HUNDRED BEERHOUSE CLOSED c1906
BIDWELLS to at least 1845
Licensees :
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HENRY ROY 1863
EDMOND MATSELL by 03.1864 - 1872
Fine of 2s 6d and 12s 6d costs 02.04.1864.
See opposite.
JOHN ELLIS 1874 - 1877
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GEORGE WOODGETT 1896
THOMAS DAWSON CHAPMAN *1904 - 1905



In November 1896, George Woodgett, landlord of the Prince of Wales beer-house, discovered a bottle on the beach at Burnham Norton.
He uncorked the bottle on Monday 9th November and discovered a note:-
"At sea, Thursday October 8th 1896.
Smack bottomless. Giving up all hopes.
Nearly all time under water.
The finder please acquaint Sang, 55, North Street, Grimsby.
Sang"

The note was handed to the Coastguard.

Adjoined the DUKE OF EDINBURGH

In 1863 directory under Burnham Sutton and Ulph with a second listing under Burnham Market.

On Sunday 27th March 1864, Police-constable Borley observed a boy named Atkins leaving the house with a jug of beer, at a quarter past twelve. Before the magistrates on Saturday 2nd April Matsell said that his clock was wrong and he thought it was twenty-five minutes to one. He was found guilty of drawing beer during the hours of divine service and was fined 2s 6d and 12s 6d costs.

Edmund Matsell applied for the licence of the ROSE & CROWN, 29th November 1864 - Application refused.

On Saturday 29th August 1874 owner and occupier John Ellis applied for a spirit licence. The Chairman and Major Holloway, a member of the Bench, agreed that they could not entertain such a request since other beerhouses would expect the same favour.
A similar request by Charles Woodgett of the BEEHIVE met the same refusal.

 Trade given March 1905 as 126 barrels per annum.

At the Brewster Sessions held Monday 12th February 1906 it was heard that the licence had been provisionally renewed the previous year and had been referred to the Quarter Session for compensation. The amount had been fixed but not paid and so the house was still open.

 
Became barbers shop following closure.
Later Harmony Cottage.